One climate crisis disaster happening every week, UN warns

By Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent

Developing countries must prepare now for profound impact, disaster representative says

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Aftermath of the damage left by Cyclone Kenneth in a village north of Pemba, Mozambique in May.

Climate crisis disasters are happening at the rate of one a week, though most draw little international attention and work is urgently needed to prepare developing countries for the profound impacts, the UN has warned.

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